September 15, 1857 - William Howard Taft, the 27th President and later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was born in Ohio.

July 19, 1863 - The Battle of Buffington Island, the major battle to be fought in Ohio during the Civil War, took place today.

November 4, 1865 - Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the U.S., was born in Ohio.

August 19, 1871 - Orville Wright was born in Ohio. Wright who lived in Dayton would travel to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with his brother Wilbur (who was born in Indiana) and become the first two people to fly on December 17, 1903.

March 4, 1877 - Garrett Morgan was born. This Ohio native was credited with inventing the device known as the traffic light!

June 26, 1910 - Roy J. Plunkett was born. On April 6, 1938, Plunkett accidentally discovered the wonders of Teflon!

March 21, 1913 - Today began the events that would result in the Great Dayton Flood, one of the worst disasters in Ohio history.

July 18, 1921 - John Glenn was born in Ohio. Glenn who was the first astronaut to orbit the Earth on February 20th, 1962 would later become one of Ohio’s Senators.

August 5, 1930 - Neil Armstrong was born in Ohio. Armstrong became the first man to step on the moon on July 20, 1969.

August 7, 1953 - President Eisenhower signed the resolution allowing Ohio’s statehood to retroactively take effect March 1, 1803.

September 7, 1963 - The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened in Canton, Ohio.

May 4, 1970 - The infamous incident at Kent State University occurred today. Four people were killed during a Vietnam War protest during an altercation with the National Guard.

June 7, 1993 - The groundbreaking began on the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. The museum would officially open on September 2, 1995.